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NOCO23: Early and successful completion

NOCO23: Early and successful completion

Gepostet von | 21 Sep 2023 | , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: Exercise Northern Coasts 23 was successfully concluded today, around 40 hours earlier than planned. "In the free-play phase of the exercise, all participating units were able to consolidate the training successes of the first week of the manoeuvre and significantly improve operational-tactical cooperation at unit level, despite some poor weather conditions. As Exercise Director, I can already say today that all participants have benefited greatly from NOCO 23 in terms of their own operational readiness and cooperation within the multinational group. I am very satisfied with the results," said Flotilla Admiral Stephan Haisch. The DEU MARFOR staff in Rostock also successfully demonstrated its leadership skills in the...

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Hamburg: New cruise terminal from 2025

Hamburg: New cruise terminal from 2025

Gepostet von | 20 Sep 2023 | , , | 0

While Amsterdam is trying to ban cruise ships from the city centre, the Port of Hamburg (HPA - Hamburg Port Authority) wants to welcome them with open arms. HPA is building a new, modern terminal that will offer cruise ships the opportunity to use shore power during their stay at the berth. From 2025, the former Cruise Center HafenCity on Strandkai near the Elbphilharmonie concert hall will be replaced by the new cruise terminal as part of a building complex that will also include an underground bus station, car parks, taxi access and hotel and retail space. HPA published a 4-minute video from the "Port is what we do" series, in which the...

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Change of command in the support squadron

Change of command in the support squadron

Gepostet von | 19 Sep 2023 | , , | 0

On Wednesday, 20 September 2023 at 10 a.m., the commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Sascha Helge Rackwitz, will hand over command of the support squadron based there from Frigate Captain Uwe Lahl to Frigate Captain Stefan Meier-Neuhold at Kiel Naval Base. Frigate Captain Lahl has commanded the support squadron for two years. It is the youngest squadron in the German Navy and is home to five "Elbe" class tenders. It was only established in 2016 and has been indispensable ever since. The tenders were originally supply ships directly assigned to the fast patrol boat and minesweeper squadrons. As their operational spectrum has expanded considerably over the course of time, they have been...

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Retirement after 44 years of service

Retirement after 44 years of service

Gepostet von | 19 Sep 2023 | , , | 0

Personnel change in the leadership of the German Navy On Thursday, 21 September 2023 at 12:30 p.m., the Commander of Naval Forces and Head of Operations will change. Rear Admiral Jürgen zur Mühlen (63) will hand over command to Flotilla Admiral Stephan Haisch (54). The handover ceremony will take place on the pier in front of the frigate "Sachsen-Anhalt" at the Heppenser Groden naval base in Wilhelmshaven. Rear Admiral zur Mühlen has been part of the German Navy since 1979 and is retiring after 44 years of service as a naval officer. "During my time in service, I have experienced two changes in security policy and the resulting dynamic upheavals. The constant in these times was...

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"Landtag care" by the crew of the Gorch Fock

"Landtag care" by the crew of the Gorch Fock

Gepostet von | 19 Sep 2023 | , , | 0

Back in August, we received a report of unusual maintenance work being carried out on the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag. There is a lower shroud of the Gorch Fock, which has undergone some maintenance work by the crew of the sail training ship. It has been placed on the north side of the state parliament building in Kiel. Another sign of the outstanding sponsorship between the sail training ship of the German Navy and the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament. The lower shroud of the "Gorch Fock" is a sponsorship gift that the ship's command and the German Navy presented to the state parliament during Kieler Woche 2004. It is rigged in a 15 metre high steel frame. Previously, the lower shroud had been on the three-masted barque for 42...

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